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“Drift Boat” Trip On The Salmon River by Pete Grasso Contributing Writer
Judy and Bob Ulrich in front of the sign for their Mountain View Manna Bread store in Winnisquam, NH. The Ulrich’s started their bread business in 2008 to try and make the brendan smith Photo money needed to keep their dream home in New Hampton.
It’s Not Just Bread - It’s A Mission To Save Their Home by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
Judy and Bob Ulrich, owners of Mountain View Manna, have always worked hard to achieve their dreams and to help others as well. Over the past few years, life has thrown them their share of curve balls
and yet they continue to persevere and keep positive. Their dream home, built only a few years ago by an Amish group from Indiana, on a gorgeous expanse of land in New Hampton the Ulrich’s have owned for thirty-three years, may someday be just a won-
derful memory as they struggle to hold on to it by any means possible. “For fifteen years we worked delivering vehicles all across the country,” said Bob, from behind the counter of the Ulrich’s small Winnisquam, NH, store. In 2008, when the
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Earlier this year I had written that one of my goals for March of 2013 was to do a “Drift Boat” trip on the Salmon River, in New York, and fish for steelhead trout. Well, during the first week of March, I crossed that off the list as completed. What a great trip! I have a great friend (Jeff Waner of Osprey Adventures) out there that guides trips in the river for salmon and steelhead and he has been asking me for quite some time to come out and spend a day or two on the river with him. For one reason or another, I could never seem to put it together. Not so this year. I sent Jeff an E-mail and we set up a trip for March 7th and 8th. You have to keep in mind that the first week in March is not prime time for steelhead fishing. A few weeks earlier (midFebruary) the fish were migrating out of the lake, into the river, with one thing in mind….spawning. Once there that’s all they are interested in. the “Bite” is slow, to say the least. Then when you get into late March, early April, they are done spawning and “Dropping back” into the lake. When this occurs, the bite is on again. This being the case, up
Osprey Adventures River guide, Jeff Waner, with another “Silver Bullet” taken while drifting the Salmon River. front, we were not expecting a lot of action. This was a “Get Away” trip and the change of scenery was more the objective here. Since it is a 400 mile trip out there, we (Tom & I) left on Wednesday the 6th and had a leisurely trip out to Pulaski, NY. We settled into the motel and then went to one of our favorite spots (The Eis Haus, in Mexico) for dinner. Jeff was to meet us at 6am, so it was early to bed. I have to digress a bit here, when I fished the Kenai River in Alaska the boat of choice up there was a “Willie” boat, which is made out on the west coast. They are a rugged unit and really built for comfort and durability. When Jeff picked us up See grasso on 10
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Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
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Holy Trinity School Annual Spring Auction
Thursday 11th Mysteries of Tamworth and Effingham Ironworks
Sanbornton Public Library in Sanbornton Town Square. 7pm. Open to public. Free. 286-4596
NH’s One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and Reality
Chichester Grange Hall, 54 Main Street, Chichester. 7pm. Presented by Steve Taylor. 798-5709
Daisy Castro & the Gypsy Moth Quartet Pitman’s Freight $12pp. 527-0043
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Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 291 Union Ave., Laconia. Silent Auction begins at 5pm with the live auction starting at 7pm. Dinner will be served in between at a $10 donation. 524-3156
Free Class on Growing and Cooking with Culinary Herbs
Phoenix Marionette Theatre’s “Aladdin and the Lamp of Dreams�
Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center, 26 Main Street, Peterborough. 11am and 1pm. $7/adult, $5/child. 924-4555
NH Fiddle Ensemble
Sunflower Natural Foods, 390 South Main Street, Laconia. 10am-Noon. Registration required. 524-6334
Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin. 2pm. 934-1901
Phoenix Marionette Theatre’s “Aladdin and the Lamp of Dreams�
St. Martin’s Church Hall, corner of West High and Maple Streets, Somersworth. 8-11am. $6/adult, $2.50/children.
Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center, 26 Main Street, Peterborough. 11am and 1pm. $7/adult, $5/child. 924-4555
Breakfast Buffet
Contra Dancing in NH – Then and Now
Canterbury Town Hall, Canterbury Center. 2:30pm. 783-4090
Planning Your Medicinal Herb Garden
Friday 12th Lottery Cocktail Party
Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 5:30pm. $100 donation admits two. 335-1992
Plymouth Blues Summit
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551
Late Night Catechism Las Vegas: Sister Rolls the Dice!
Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
Phoenix Marionette Theatre’s “Aladdin and the Lamp of Dreams�
Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center, 26 Main Street, Peterborough. 7pm. $7/adult, $5/child. 924-4555
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The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551
Loon Magic: Sights and Sounds
Community Room, Hopkinton Town Library, Contoocook. 1:30-2:30pm. Presented by Candace Morrison. Free but donations are greatly appreciated. 746-6121
The Remick Museum, 58 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. 1-3pm. www. remickmuseum.org 323-7591
Turkey Dinner
St. Charles Church Hall, 577 Central Ave, Dover. 4-6pm. $9/adults, $8/ seniors, $5/children. Take out meals available for $9.
The Movie: “The Lost Squadron: Glacier Girl�
Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry.11am. Seating is limited and is included in the price of admission to the museum.
Comedy Night with Mike Donovan & Ryan Gartley Pitman’s Freight $15pp. 527-0043
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Sat.13th – Sun. 14th Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair
Opechee Conference Center, 62 Doris Ray Court, Laconia. 70 exhibitors, live music, free admission. 528-4014. www.joycescraftshows.com
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Monday 15th The Epic of Gilgamesh – Storyteller Sebastian Lockwood
Wolfeboro Public Library, 7pm. Free and open to all. 569-2428
Tuesday 16th The Hobbit and Crafts
Meredith Public Library, Meredith. Crafts will be from 3:30-4:30 with the showing of the movie at 5pm.
Wednesday 17th Hair
Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord. 225-1111
Alternatives to Household Hazardous Waste Program
Bristol United Church of Christ, 15 Church Street, Bristol. 7:30pm. 7442751
Introduction to PCs
Meredith Public Library, Meredith. 3-4pm. Registration required. 2794303
Multicultural Block Party Day
The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, Dover. www.childrensmuseum.org 742-2002
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The Brad Myrick Jazz Quintet Pitman’s Freight $12pp. 527-0043
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NH Boat Museum’s Annual Spring Fling Fundraiser
Club 59, Kingswood Golf Course, South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 6pm. $42/members, $45/nonmembers.569-4554
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Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair Don’t miss the Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair on Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14, at the Opechee Conference Center, 62 Doris Ray Court in Laconia. The photo features P & S Country Crafts at last year’s fair who will be among the exhibitors with their fabulous bird and bat houses. Some of the other arts & crafts will include: spring silk floral arrangements, fine jewelry, glass art, handpainted wood/ metal/glass, handpoured soaps, pet beds, gourmet foods such as salsa/vinegars/oils/dips, personalized slate signs, acrylic & colored pencil drawings, maple products, teddy bears, wooden bowls, wearable art, candles, American Girl doll clothing and more. Free Admission with huge raffle to beneit the NH Humane Society in Laconia. Food available. For info call Joyce 5284014 or visit. www.joycescraftshows.com
Teresa Spinner To Speak At Art Association Meeting The Lakes Region Art Association will hold its upcoming meeting on Monday, April 15, at the Woodside Building Conference Center at the Taylor Community, 435 Union Avenue, Laconia. The meeting begins at 7pm. Sanbornton artist, Teresa Spinner, will be the guest speaker at this meeting. She plans discuss and demonstrate the importance of learning to draw the subject before you paint. She hopes to help artists to better interpret their own photos through drawing. Also, she will provide a handout of her suggestions. Ms Spinner is a prolific painter who paints while traveling. She also does landscapes, portraits, still lifes and commission work. Her work is in international collections. Association meetings are open to the general public. For additional information contact Gisela Langsten, 1st Vice President, Lakes Region Art Association at 603/2932702.
Poet Dr. Kelley White At Annie’s Book Stop Annie’s Book Stop located at 1330 Union Avenue in Laconia will be hosting poet Dr. Kelley White on Saturday, April 20th from 5-7pm in celebration of National Poetry month. Kelley is not only an accomplished poet, but she is also a pediatrician. She will be teaching a poetry class for the beginner through the expert. This is a community service FREE event for the arts. Poets are welcome to bring their own work. Kelley Jean White, born and raised in NH, is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School. Dr. White has published more than four thousand poems in over 500 journals. Dr. White has read her work throughout the Philadelphia area and in Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York and was a featured reader during the 2004-2005 Free Library of Philadelphia reading series Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets throughout the United States band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events.
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Stand Your Ground ing jobs in our high tech economy. In New Hampshire, the NEA (Teachers Union), along with highly paid lobbyists, have maintained a stranglehold on our public schools and resist any change that would benefit students. Union policies protecting bad teachers and bad administrators are obstacles to academic improvement and it is the union monopoly that hinders good school management practices, because it is virtually impossible, by adhering to union rules, to eliminate poor teachers or provide higher pay for excellent teachers. Parents of modest means are captives of this rigid system and some students waste an entire year saddled with a bad teacher. Wealthy parents have school choice. The solution to poor student performance is school competition. There is abundant evidence that competition improves schools and student performance. About 12 years ago a new Education Commissioner was appointed in New Zealand. He was stunned to discover that test scores for New Zealand high school students were 15% below that of peer countries which included Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. He decided that the solution was competition, and his policy was the money follows the parents. Parents could use the annual standard per student allow-
This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.
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To The Editor: What a huge disaster to see the vote in the NH House (186 Democrats & 3 Republicans) vote to repeal the “Stand Your Ground� law. This law simply reiterated our basic Constitutional Rights--the choice for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves with firearms in locations where we can be legally. It is American Constitution 101—a document ALL NH Representatives have sworn an oath to uphold! They will find some educated-sounding argument to justify this vote and make it appear as if they have “public safety� and “children� in their best intentions. But the law of the Universe says otherwise. History shows repeatedly that crime, tyranny, and violence escalate exponentially when private citizens are not allowed to protect themselves lawfully and leaders are not made to operate within the law. “This is America� they say, “Have faith in your law enforcement,� they say, discounting that this could happen here. Ask the average citizens of Chicago if they feel safe in their city. Ask the people of Detroit who is running their city. It certainly isn’t law and order and decent law abiding citizens. It is thugs who run rampant both in their Legislatures and on the streets making the law-abiding citizens into See mail boat on 20
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When’s Ice Out?
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It’s almost ice out here in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. For those of you unfamiliar with this event, it is a big deal. Yes, things can get a little boring here at times. Once winter ends and people have had their fill of snow and cold we sit impatiently in our homes waiting until ice out is declared which is a signal for us all to come out of our hibernation. When I first moved here from Long Island, New York, nearly thirty years ago now, the first time I heard that the ice was out I panicked not sure how I would be able to keep my vodka and tonics chilled in the summer. It didn’t take me long to realize that the call that the ice was out was a reason for celebration..and a couple of vodka and tonics. The lead up to ice out starts right after St. Patrick’s Day as people now need another diversion in their lives. No one knows when the ice is going to go out, but everyone loves to make a guess. Lots of businesses hold contests having people predict ice out. If you work in a business that still has a water cooler, you might find yourself standing around it discussing when it might be. I’m sure there are more than a few wagers made between friends. Like I said, things can get boring around here in the
going all the way back to the 1800s when people decided to start keeping track since it was getting to be so annoying waiting in line on manure covered dirt roads.) Ice out is declared when the emergence of “I Love New Hampshire” and “I Love Winnipesaukee” clothing becomes overwhelmingly apparent. (Spotting clever out of state license plates with the same theme can also be used as a guide.) Ice out is declared when more than five shopping carts are left strewn about the local supermarkets parking lot on a Friday night. Ice out is declared when you hear a car horn honk in traffic more than four times in one day. Often it can be from just one person and ice out can declared in a matter of minutes. Ice out is declared when you have to wait for a table at your favorite restaurant. Still, we do it gratefully knowing it will guarantee us a seat in the winter. Ice out is declared when the exposure of human skin, that is better left unrevealed, suddenly begins to spring up everywhere you look; like wild weeds. These are just a few of the signs of ice out that landlubbers (still haven’t looked that up) like myself look for so we will know Meredith, NH 279-7463 • Wolfeboro 569-3560 that the season is really North Conway, NH 356-7818 • Laconia, NH 524-1276 upon us. We know that these signs herald the start of another, hopefully busy, tourist season. Brendan Smith welcomes your comments at brendan@weirs.com. His book “The Flatlander Chonicles” will be published later this year. Visit his blog at www. foolinnh.com, If that isn’t enough you can follow him on Twitter at @weirsbrendan.
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winter. The actual declaration of ice out occurs when all the ports that the Mount Washington ship travels to on Lake Winnipesaukee are deemed clear sailing. The next day it will be on the front page of all the local papers as well as the lead story on the television news. We’ll even put our ice out calendar here in The Weirs Times. (It might be in this week but I haven’t checked yet.) Of course, ice out is really just symbolic. Not everyone has access to a way to enjoy the lake, but they still know it means that it won’t be long till those supposed lovers of the area, the ones who want nothing to do with us in the winter, will once again be heading up here in droves. It is great for business and, in all honesty, it is what keeps this area afloat in many ways. So, for those of us without boats or even friends we can suck up to who have them, we understand the symbolism of ice out, but we don’t really feel the effects for a week or two. Personally, having grown up on Long Island, New York, I wait for the appearance of my favorite summer bird, The Jewel Covered Long Island Whiner to appear marking the real start of the season. When I spot one or two I know that it won’t be long until the migration will soon cover the area. In a strange way it brings me a strange comfort from my original homeland. There are other signs more familiar to us landlubbers (whatever that means) that signal the start of the season. Our own ice outs. Ice out is declared when the traffic at the Meredith intersection backs up more than a half mile down Rte 25. (There is a chart somewhere that shows the history of this
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From The State House Budgeting 101
Verified Revenue Minus Lower Spending = Fair Taxation
Wednesday, April 3 was a bad day for New Hampshire taxpayers. Not only did the NH state budget (HB1 and HB 2) increase by by Rep. Jane 10.2% (that is Cormier a conservative Belknap District 8 percentage), we also grew government by 5% per year. This is not good news when the economy is only growing at 2% per year. The NH House (Democratic majority, folks) raised the tobacco tax by 30 cents and the gas tax by 12 cents. (The number of other increased fees and taxes are too numerous to list here.) However, there is little doubt the revenue estimates in our House state budget are overinflated by tens of millions of dollars. And don’t forget, Gov. Hassan’s budget
was even worse! The Governor’s budget had $80 million in revenues built on gambling which is not even legal in NH. How is that for responsible budgeting? In County affairs, the Democratic House majority downshifted over $7 million dollars to county property taxpayers. (Republicans tried to defeat this with amendments.) According to Rep. Neal M. Kurk: “Too many of the statutory changes in this bill are not in the best interests of NH. Section 9 increases the so called “cap” on the amount of money counties must pay for their residents’ nursing home and other long term care services. The higher the cap, the more it costs county taxpayers. The result of the cap increase is a true downshift of at least $7 million to county property taxpayers.” And, we won’t even get into the Medicare Ponzi Scheme See cormier on 12
The Open-Borders Reporters Who Banned “Illegal Immigrant” File this in the overflowing cabinet labeled: No Wonder the Mainstream Media Is Dying. On Tuesday, the Associatby Michelle Malkin ed Press anSyndicated Columnist nounced that it is banishing the phrase “illegal immigrant” from its famous stylebook. The world’s largest newsgathering outlet now advises reporters that “illegal” will “only refer to an action, not a person.” AP directs writers not to use the terms “illegal alien, an illegal, illegals or undocumented” anymore, except “in direct quotations.” It won’t be long before illegal border crossers, illegal visa overstayers, illegal deportation evaders, document fraudsters and illegal alien traffickers are all referred to as “our fellow Americans.” Without the quotations. Mark my words. AP explains that it wants to stop labeling people. Hah. This is the same organization that employs journalists who have repeatedly shown naked bias against tea party members, gun owners and pro-life activists. AP’s most famous White House correspondent, Jennifer Loven, was such a shameless watercarrier for the Democratic Party that she earned the permanent nickname “Democratic operative Jennifer Loven” on the Internet. In 2010, she left AP to join an official Democratic-run lobbying and communications firm in D.C. Same difference. I propose that we banish the term “journalist” when refer-
ring to members of mainstream news organizations who pose as neutral news-gathers while carrying out a blatantly ideological agenda. From now on, AP’s staffers shall be described in my columns as “alleged practitioners of journalism” or “journalists” only when using direct quotations. But I digress. Just a few years ago, the AP resisted open-borders demands and the pressure of political correctness in favor of pithiness and precision. In 2010, a member of the “Diversity Committee” of the Society of Professional Journalists launched a campaign “illegal immigrant” and “illegal alien.” The crusading “journalist” argued that foreign law-breakers should instead be labeled “undocumented workers” or “undocumented immigrants.” As I told Daily Caller reporter Matthew Boyle at the time, the idea that “undocumented workers” and “undocumented immigrants” are more objective labels than “illegal immigrants” is complete and utter nonsense. The euphemisms that mainstream “journalists” favor are far more politically loaded than the ones they’re trying to replace. It’s a farce to call someone an “undocumented immigrant” whose pockets are overflowing with fake, fraudulent documents -- and that is usually the case with many of the suspected illegal immigrants featured in AP stories. (Moreover, it is inaccurate to call someone whose employment history, criminal record and welfare status are unknown an undocumented
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creasingly ballistic bluster pouring out from Pyongyang and threatening South Korea, by John J. Metzler Japan and the Syndicated Columnist USA, with nuclear attacks has jolted East Asia into “paying attention.” Perhaps that’s the real intent of Kim Jong-un, the new and untested Marxist monarch of the quaintly titled “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.” Nonetheless Kim Jong-un’s churlish tantrum over recent UN Security Council resolutions as well as threatening the long-scheduled US/South Korean military exercises, has thrust the strategic Korean peninsula back into the headlines. Historically the Korean peninsula has formed the geopolitical vortex of competing power interests; in the past century it focused geopolitical attention of China, Russia, Japan and the USA. And in recent months, those countries have again become intimately involved in trying to defuse a dangerous political confrontation between North Korea and some of its regional neighbors. Kim Jong-un operating from his fortified playpen in Pyongyang issues tantrum diktat; he nullified the 1953 Truce ending the hostilities; threatens to attack U.S. bases in Okinawa, Guam and then throws in Hawaii for effect; declares a “state of war” exists with South Korea. The United States has wisely used carefully calibrated rhetoric and measured military response. The flight of two Bat-like B-2 nuclear-capable bombers over southern Korea, unnerved the North’s leadership. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced concern that “we may simply let the situation slip out of control and it will slide into a spiral of a vicious circle.” The People’s Republic of China, long the political mentor of the DPRK, has grown increasingly wary of its unpredictable comrades in Pyongyang and likely regards the new dictator Kim Jong-un as a reckless player in the sensitive region bordering the Mainland. Recall that both Russia and China,
two long time DPRK comrades, joined the USA in a tough UN Security Council censure of North Korea over Pyongyang’s latest nuclear tests. Nonetheless will the PRC, who nervously serves as a political enabler by offering food and fuel support to its chronically decrepit neighbor, decide to pull the plug? Yet, the shrill rhetorical threats from the DPRK regime could also be a sign of weakness. Why tell your enemy you are about to attack? And then remind him over and over? South Korea’s population having “seen this movie before” appears nearly numb to the recent crisis. The U.S. is openly exhibiting “strategic patience,” but is armed, ready, and quietly focused. When Kim Il-sung’s communists launched the Korean War in June 1950, the attack was a blot out of the blue and thus surprised, and nearly routed, the newly formed Republic of Korea and totally caught the Truman Administration off-guard. The US/ROK defense Treaty dating to the 1950’s diplomacy of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles is all about deterrence. It has proven as the ultimate insurance policy which has protected South Korea’s success and prosperity and is has kept a bellicose North from taking any fateful steps. The defense of South Korea comes down to deterrence and carefully calibrated diplomacy. Indeed much of the current crisis stems from North Korea’s nuclear weapons as well as missile tests. Now the north has rockets capable of carrying an atomic payload to Japan, Guam, or the USA. UN Secretary General Ban-Kimoon , himself a South Korean, warned that the “current crisis has already gone too far.” He stated, “Nuclear threats are not a game. Aggressive rhetoric and military posturing only result in counter-actions, and fuel fear and instability.” North Korea’s rogue regime have gone too far indeed. A chronically underfed and economically broke country is looking for aid and “respect.” Trying to “shake down” South Korea for aid and the international community for continuing humanitarian assistance, has long been in the Kim dynasty playbook. Moreover Pyongyang is
trying to manipulate Washington into one-on- one negotiations to frame a peace treaty finally ending the war which Kim Il-sung (and Stalin) started in 1950. Bilateral DPRK/USA discussions would be a big mistake for Washington in
place of the better but moribund Six Party Talks. Tea Leaf reading time. How long will China humor Kim Jong-un and allow his DRPK to disrupt regional harmony? Is the DRPK
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Guns Save Lives We all know that guns can cost lives because the media repeat this message endlessly, as if we could not figure it out for ourselves. But by Thomas Sowell even someone Syndicated Columnist who reads newspapers regularly and watches numerous television newscasts may never learn that guns also save lives-- much less see any hard facts comparing how many lives are lost and how many are saved. But that trade-off is the real issue, not the Second Amendment or the National Rifle Association, which so many in the media obsess about. If guns cost more lives than they save, we can always repeal the Second Amendment. But if guns save more lives than they cost, we need to know that, instead
of spending time demonizing the National Rifle Association. The defensive use of guns is usually either not discussed at all in the media or else is depicted as if it means bullets flying in all directions, like the gunfight at the OK Corral. But most defensive uses of guns do not involve actually pulling the trigger. If someone comes at you with a knife and you point a gun at him, he is very unlikely to keep coming, and far more likely to head in the other direction, perhaps in some haste, if he has a brain in his head. Only if he is an idiot are you likely to have to pull the trigger. And if he is an idiot with a knife coming after you, you had better have a trigger to pull. Surveys of American gun owners have found that 4 to 6 percent reported using a gun in self-defense within the previous five years. That is not a very high percentage but, in a See Sowell on 20
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And he guessed that Republicans, who have tended to not like cuts in defense, would agree to his demands. But a mix of smart Republican strategy and arrogance from the White House have all put Obama on the defensive and has led to a drop in his approval rating. Republicans pointed to the writings of well-respected veteran journalist Bob Woodward in his book The Price of Politics that showed that the Obama Administration proposed the sequester in the first place. Woodward also pointed out in a Feb. 24th Washington Post editorial that when Obama first proposed the sequester, they said tax hikes were not a part of the deal, but has said tax increases are needed to avoid the sequester. A few days later, Politico broke the story that Obama’s chief economic advisor Gene Sperling had berated Woodward verbally over the phone for 30 minutes right before Woodward released his editorial. While the threat does not look as bad as initially thought, it shows the Obama team was caught in a lie and went on the defense. Reports from other journalists began to emerge about how the Obama White House is keen on denying access to some reporters based on stories they wrote. It has seemed like at least some of the media has begun to ask more tough questions of the President and fact-check him more. They began to rip apart Obama’s sequester threats of doom and gloom. Also, Republicans began to circulate great examples of where the government can cut waste. This was in contrast to the President’s lack of engagement on the issue beyond blaming Republicans. Republicans, because of the fiscal cliff agreement
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er drift boats and a number of “Bank” fishermen. All seemed to be experiencing about the same kind of luck…not much! The third method we used was “Plugging”. This involved setting up at the head of a pool and drifting a plug called a “Hot Shot” down through the pool. This is a big billed lure with one set of treble hooks and as the current hits the lure, it wobbles constantly. This is drifted through the pool right into the face of any fish holding in that pool. The steelhead will “Slam” that bait. Not out of hunger, mind you, more out of anger as that lure is just flopping back and forth in front of their face. The last time I had drifted the river it was in mid-April and this was the method of choice. At that time it was also very productive. Well, things being what they were, the beads and egg sacks were the baits of the day. I guess that over all, I felt kind of bad for Jeff as it seemed that about every 15 minutes one of us tangled on the bottom or on an overhanging branch & ripped off the bait, which required tying on a whole new rig. However, Jeff was not to
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the riverbank and tangle the lines in the overhanging branches. It’s just their way. Our plan was to fish again on Friday, for at least a few hours in the morning before heading back to NH. However, it was a Friday and the hotel would not give us a “Late checkout” because of the weekend. Well, at 5am it was about 23 degrees and snowing. Add that to the fact that a major snow storm was hitting Vermont, Mass., and Southern NH, we decided to pass up the Friday morning trip and get an early start for home, not knowing what we would run into. I’m glad we did as once Osprey Adventures River Guide, Jeff Waner holding a king salmon taken during their fall we got close to Albany, spawning run on New York’s Salmon River. NY, the weather turned pretty snotty. Traffic on trips I have taken. Jeff adventuresguideservice Jeff for the drift boat trip, Rte. 90, into Mass, was is an outstanding river He’s got some great pho- tell him “Dr. Hook” sent limited to 40 mph and guide, for sure. He’s also tos here. If you do head you…… Later…Capt. Pete. according to the radio; quite a salmon fisherman out that way & choose there were cars all over out on the big lake as the road. We opted to well. He spends a LOT PROFESSIONAL DOG & C AT GROOMING drive to Troy and take of time out there workRte. 9 across Vermont, ing hard for his clients Welcome back to which meant Hog Back and it shows. He is very the Lakes Region, Christine Baker! “Top 3 Restaurants in NH for 2009” Mountain. Ugh! Howev- knowledgeable and well -Manchester Unionon Leader Christine is a certified Professional Groomer that prides herself in both the er, all went well and once respected offering a safe, comfortable and “stress-free” grooming experience that we hit Hoosic Falls, NY, river and on the lake. is tailored to each pet’s needs with a goal of providing a relaxed & “Top 20 Best Seacoast Restaurants If you are looking for a the snow stopped and positive grooming experience for every animal! great drift boat trip for the roads were clear. Wet for 2010” - Taste Magazine Prices vary based on breed, size & coat condition. Specific vaccinations are but clear of all snow the steelhead, Jeff is the guy required. Call today to schedule your pet’s appointment! to get in touch with, for rest of the way home. “Hottest Dish in NH” Interlakes Animal Hospital (603)279-0707 Bottom line….This was facebook page at www. 2007 & 2008 NH Magazine one of the best drift boat facebook.com/osprey-
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their doom and gloom stories of the effects of the sequester would never go unchallenged seem to fit right along here. Pride comes before the fall and Obama is finding that out pretty quickly.
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being used in our budget to implement Obamacare here in NH. That is scary in and of itself… For me, personally, the worst part of HB 2 was the inclusion of Section 130. This section basically gives Gov. Hassan the ability to raid any dedicated fund for any reason, at any time. How is that for balanced government? It stinks – and the precedent set here was not a good one for our Republic. Through the thinly veiled ploy of having to request the funds from a “fiscal committee”, (we have approximately 300 dedicated funds which include LCHIP, Fish and Game, Renewable Energy Funds, etc.) Gov. Hassan actually has the prerogative to RAID AT WILL from our dedicated funds to fill holes in the General Fund. There will be no true oversight. How could ANY representative from ANY community so vote as to undermine their own responsibilities to our constituents? The NH Legislature is the entity to vote yea or nay on designating monies from dedicated funds. Do we believe, now that we have ceded this power to the “corner office”, that we will ever be able to take it back? I don’t think so. A Republican amendment was offered to gut JUST SECTION 130 of HB 2, and still, the Democratic majority held firm to give overwhelming power to the office of the governor. SHAME ON THEM! So, again, we wait to see if the Republican majority in our State Senate will do the right thing and stand firm against this atrocious and irresponsible budget. Call your State Senators folks and make your voices heard. Unless of course you actually LIKE to pay taxes or watch bloated government inefficiently use our hard earned tax monies in wasteful and incompetent budgeting. If this were not so serious, it would almost be funny... ALMOST.
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Incompetent: Barack & Nan, Joe I T E M : Members of the Executive Council; why will you vote for lobbyist Joe Foster to be our next NH by Niel Young Advocates Columnist Attorney General? I recall the feud between Attorney General Warren Rudman and Gov. Mel Thomson. As I recall the term for NH AG is six years. Shouldn’t we have a man/woman who is more qualified than Gov. Maggie’s choice of this lobbyist? This is the time for a tough Attorney General in dealing with crime. Phil McLaughlin was one. Foster lost a duel with me re: where taxpayer dollars can go for education choice, as I pointed out to the then state senator, we do give taxpayer dollars (GI Bill) to our military to attend any college, including a group of Catholic schools right here in New England. Do we expect the governor and executive council to do the right thing for NH? NO. It’s about politics, not the best government. ITEM: A long time listener and caller to my program told me on air that I have too much love for Israel, that it bothers him that I do travel by plane or boat, and I am an SOB (complete words). How many of my colleagues (host of talk show) has this happened to? Oh yeah, he doesn’t like me quoting de Tocqueville. This was my latest: “By the side of these religious men I discern others whose looks are turned to the earth more than to Heaven; they are the partisans of liberty, not only as the source of the noblest virtues, but more
especially as the root of all solid advantages; and they sincerely desire to extend its sway, and to impart its blessings to mankind. It is natural that they should hasten to invoke the assistance of religion, for they must know that liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith; but they have seen religion in the ranks of their adversaries, and they inquire no further; some of them attack it openly, and the remainder are afraid to defend it.� - Alexis de Tocqueville. ******** ITEM: Deroy Murdock in NH Union Leader. “Obama lives large while Americans struggle to get by: ‘Shared sacrifice’ is one of President Obama’s favorite mantras. Translation: The White House shares your money while you sacrifice. “Amid the alleged horrors of the sequester; truly shared sacrifice is the last thing on Obama’s mind. The American people are enduring 0.4 percent GDP growth and 7.7 percent unemployment. A record 48 million citizens are on food stamps. Meanwhile, those in America’s royal palace are enduring tropical beaches, country clubs and ski resorts.� One poster: “As usual, the economy has responded to the inaction of the Tea Party. What else is new with the party of hate, and no? Right on cue; the Obama Zombies return to the past. During the NH Primary 2004 Murdock interviewed me for my comment that I would not be voting in the primary because “W� was the only name on ballot. He did use my words in his column. Would some of the Zombies admit we are in the here and now,
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by guns. We can then look at hard facts in order to decide how we can minimize the number of needless deaths. But that is not the way the issue is presented by many in politics or the media. Every story about an accidental shooting in the home will be repeated again and again, while a thousand stories about lives saved by defensive uses of a gun will never see the light of day in most newspapers or on most television newscasts. More children may die in bathtub accidents than in shooting accidents, but you are not likely to read that in most newspapers or see it on television newscasts. Some in the media inflate the number of children killed by counting as children the members of criminal teenage gangs who shoot each other in their turf fights. Many seize upon statistics which show that Britain has stronger gun control laws than the United States and lower murder rates. Yet they ignore other countries with stronger gun control laws than the United
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Thoughts While Walking by Rev. Victoria Wood Parrish Contributing Writer
Last winter, during one of the storms, most of the letters blew out of the church sign board. We found a few of the letters, but most had disappeared. Several times during the next few weeks, we went out and walked part of the way down Route 11-A, checking the weeds – and we eventually found most of the letters, some on the side of the road, some in the road, a few broken, but most intact. Yesterday, I decided to make one last trip on the road and in the field in front of the church to see what has appeared now that the snow is melting. It was an enlightening walk. Along the road, I found a Toyota hubcap (now propped against a sign in case the owner drives by). There was a child’s art project and a runner’s number from a race. I figured that those were accidental droppings. But there was a lot of intentional trash – things obviously thrown out of car windows. As I walked I thought about how many people pull over to answer a cell phone – and how much broken glass there is from the thrown beer bottles. There were drink cans, candy and fast food wrappers and bags, papers and a garbage bag, broken open and wrapped around a bush. I could not take a step without seeing trash. I wondered why people do it. Don’t they think about what they are leaving behind? Is it too difficult to put it in a trash can somewhere?
There certainly seem to be enough trash cans at gas stations, in front of stores and at the fast food restaurants, let alone at home. In The Book of Genesis in the Bible, God says that everything is created good, and that humans are to have dominion over the earth and everything that is in it – animals, etc. To me that means that we are to care for the earth as well as the living creatures on it. If I have a baby, I am responsible for making sure that it is fed and clothed, clean and safe. Someday, that baby may be caring for me or for someone else, so I need to give it the opportunities to grow well. If I have a world to care for, I need to make sure that it is clean and safe, able to grow the food the animals need to survive. I need to keep the air and water clean. I will need it for my food and survival as well. Well, I don’t have a world to myself, but we are all on this world together and we are responsible for it. I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and I can remember smog and pollution, polluted rivers that wouldn’t support life, concerns about lead paint and more. People worked together to clean up the air and water to make a better environment for all. I think we have done a good job of maintaining and improving many areas of our world’s environment, but there is still much to be done. The problems loom large, but we have a God-given responsibility to be careful. This spring, let’s look
on the level closest to ourselves. Before you throw that piece of trash or bottle out the window – think. Someone will have to clean up after you. Before you drop that cigarette butt - think. It may be small, but you are capable of throwing it away properly. All of us (including myself) can probably do a better job of recycling and of making less trash. My walk made me think about my responsibilities toward the earth, not just those people who threw the trash. God expects better of all of us. By the way, I found a “U”!
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stays open. (Thank You!) We met Charlie on the golf course and we skied back to the touring center together. We then all piled into Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car and we drove straight to Wildcat. In the parking lot we switched our clothes and gear. We put on warmer coats, grabbed our Telemark skis and went in to buy a one ride ticket to the top of the ski resort. We showed our Jackson trail passes and handed over $12. Kathy drove our car back down the Notch to retrieve her own and to leave ours behind. On top of Wildcat we soon discovered that the mountains have yet to See patenaude on 24
Yours truly and Kathy on the Ellis River Trail! The Ellis River Trail is one of the most beautiful groomed classic ski trails to be found anywhere. Our ski began at the Rocky Branch Trailhead parking area, Route 16 Pinkham Notch, we followed the High Water Trail to the Ellis River Trail and we enjoyed following the River all the way to Jackson, about 10km. patenaude from 3
and then kicked and glided down the superbly groomed High Water Trail to safely reach the Ellis River Trail. We skied side by side and enjoyed not only a beautiful ski but we had a fun time catching up with one another. The trail ambles along the bank of the Ellis River where our ears filled with the sounds of rushing water. The sight of snow and ice covered boulders and rocks is a fine experience with the wildness of the White Mountains. The temperature and snow was perfect for our no-wax skis and each stride propelled us down the trail. After climbing and going over the hill in the relocated section
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wide and everyone is able to search and find fresh snow before funneling back to the narrow trail through thicker woods. When we reached the Prospect Farm we took a detour to Hall’s Ledge Overlook and we were rewarded with a fine view south but it was still snowy cloudy to the north. Back on the Wildcat Valley Trail we turned onto the Dana Place Trail. This was a new-to-us trail and luckily we did not have to break out the trail—it is not groomed but there were blue trail markers tacked on trees. We crossed a couple brooks and climbed a bunch of small hills be-
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One of the two signs along Rte. 3 to alert drivers to Mountain View Manna. and I started selling it house to house.” Bob worked hard at selling the bread in Plymouth and they used whatever money they took in to make more bread. The Ulrich’s already had a commercial mixer and oven at the house, so not much more was needed as business in Plymouth grew selling plain, cinnamon raisin, maple walnut and cranberry orange breads. Soon they were selling house to house in Meredith and New Hampton and soon picked up some restaurants and businesses in Laconia as customers. Today their customers include Plymouth State University, Lavinia’s Restaurant in Alton and E. M Heath’s, to name a few, baking about two hundred and fifty loafs a week in the winter and as many as five hundred in the summer. They will still do some house deliveries as well for some of their customers who can’t get out. As the bread business grew, so did troubles with
their mortgage. “We did the bread business to generate enough money to make the mortgage,” said Bob. “Right now we have been in mortgage modification for four years.” Over that time interest and fees have been adding up making a bigger hole for the Ulrich’s to climb out of. “It’s frustrating because I don’t feel the bank is working with us,” said Bob. “We don’t want anything handed to us. I know there are a lot of people out there who would just lay down, play dead and collect unemployment or whatever and we are not that way.” Having strong religious convictions, the Ulrich’s have used that as a guide. “The Lord said you have to pay your bills and that’s what we are trying to do,” said Bob. Bob went on to explain how he had made offers for a certain monthly payment to the bank
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ing things even more difficult and what the Ulrich’s see as becoming insurmountable with late fees, interest and lawyer fees being thrown into the mix. “I even offered to pay fifteen hundred dollars a month just as rent so we could keep the house on the market but we couldn’t do that either,” said Bob. “The rules set out by the government are so strict that they can’t even work with people who are trying hard to do something.” Still, with their deep religious convictions, the Ulrich’s are sure that the
way through the situation will be made clear at some point, and they keep their attitudes positive while continuing to work hard baking and selling bread. Recently, Judy set out to raise money by holding a Bike-A-Thon where she took in pledges and set out to ride for two hundred miles and hopefully raise enough to pay off the note. Judy did ride the two-hundred miles. Unfortunately, the money raised wasn’t as much as they had hoped. Mountain View Manna
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that were rejected. “They told me I couldn’t do it since I couldn’t justify that type of income,” said Bob. “I said it doesn’t matter. I’ll do whatever I have to do to make that payment every month, take whatever job I have to.” According to Bob, four times in 2012, the bank set auction dates and then cancelled them. “It’s hard since every time this happens we start over,” said Bob. They were also told not to make any payments, as much as they’d like to pay something, mak-
Judy and Bob Ulrich in front of their store. They recently had to close their Plymouth location.
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Do you have a clever caption for this photograph? Send your captions with your name, phone number and home town to us by mail to: Attn: Caption This, The Weirs Times, P.O. Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247, online at www.TheWeirsTimes.com or by email to contest@weirs.com or by fax to 603-3667301. Weekly winners will be chosen by our editorial staff and will be entered into a prize drawing for a new Digital Camera courtesy of Spectrum Photo. For all your digital photo needs stop by their store in Wolfeboro, call phone 877-FILM PRO or visit them online at www.SpectrumPhotoOnline.com. The prize winner for the 01/03/13 - 06/27/13 contest period will be selected by random drawing. All captions become property of The Weirs Times and may be used for marketing and promotional purposes. Photo #433 - 04/11/13 - entry deadline04/25/13
Salome’s Stars Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A little woolgathering is OK. But don’t let that dreamy state linger beyond midweek, when you’ll want to be ready to take on new workplace responsibilities. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Love rules the week for single Bovines seeking romance. Attached pairs also find new joy in their relationships. Friday should bring news about a business opportunity. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Home becomes the center of a new social whirl, as you show your talent for hosting great parties. You can expect to impress a lot of people who’ve never seen this side of you. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The Moon Child might have to raise those powers of persuasion a notch to get a still-wary colleague to agree to go along. Finding more facts to back up your position helps. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Hold off trying to fix the blame for an apparent mishandling
ACROSS 1 Blouse, e.g. 6 Mountain lion 10 Part of Mao’s name 13 Modern 19 Wood-turning tool 20 Of the 123-Across 21 List-ending abbr. 22 Skilled public speaker 23 Baffled 24 Fatherly 26 Series of church petitions 27 Start of a riddle 30 Ballet outfit 31 Male wig 32 Fanciful desire 36 Alert to squad cars, briefly 39 Riddle, part 2 44 Rural retreat 46 Plural “is” 47 Catch sight of 48 - Polo 49 Southern Sioux 50 Full of negatives 53 With 96-Across, fruity rum cocktail 55 Gullible type 56 Riddle, part 3 62 Barrett of the original Pink Floyd 63 Crooner - “King” Cole 64 Franklin with soul 65 H-bombs and the like 66 Reel partner 68 Riddle, part 4 72 Miss - mile 73 Cast off, as feathers 75 Shops 76 - kwon do (martial art)
of a work situation. A full investigation could reveal surprising facts on how and why it really happened. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your ability to find details others might overlook gives you an advantage in assessing a possibly too-good-to-be-true offer. A trusted colleague has advice. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Expect to be called on once again to act as peacemaker in a long-simmering dispute that suddenly flares up. Offer advice, but be careful to stay out of the fray. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your organizational skills help you line up your priorities so that you get things done without added pressure. The weekend could hold a special surprise. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) New ventures are favored. But don’t launch yours before rechecking all facts and sources. Also, be sure you can rely on sup-
78 Memphis-toChicago dir. 81 Riddle, part 5 87 - Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg’s Oscar-winning “Ghost” role) 88 A Stooge 89 Shearer and Talmadge 90 Gambler’s IOU 91 Wyoming’s - Range 93 “How awful” 96 See 53-Across 97 Savoir- 98 End of the riddle 104 - capita 105 “Star Wars” sage 106 Typos, e.g. 107 Curling tool 109 Riddle’s answer 117 Reason 120 Mall rat, typically 121 Amazed 122 Eye piece? 123 Lobe locale 124 Rice-A- 125 Signs over 126 In the hub of 127 Rd. crossers 128 Wet blanket 129 Artery insert DOWN 1 Diner side 2 Doth own 3 “- trap!” 4 Butler of “Gone With the Wind” 5 Olympics squad in red, white, and blue 6 Kid’s pistol 7 Orem site 8 Goalie glove 9 - -deucy 10 Lacking a sound
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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Don’t be pushed into renegotiating an agreement, even though it might help avoid a potential impasse. Get legal advice before you sign or agree to anything.
“I’ve got a new puppy, are you done reading your paper? “ -Peter Flanigan ,Rye, NH.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Helping others is what Aquarians do so well. But this time, someone wants to help you. Expect to hear some news that will both surprise and delight you. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Things go so swimmingly that you’re tempted to take on more tasks. Best advice: Finish what you have now, then enjoy a well-earned relaxing weekend. BORN THIS WEEK: Your understanding of human nature helps you make wise decisions that are appreciated by all. You would make a fine judge.
basis 11 Regulation 12 Sun block? 13 Flick director’s cry 14 One of the Great Lakes 15 American Indian or wine 16 Homer’s H 17 Prefix with proliferation 18 Take a crack at 25 Old paper section 28 “Who am - say?” 29 Jazz saxophonist Macero 33 Equestrian skill 34 Bouncer’s door request 35 Nearsighted people 36 Asserts 37 Succinct, as a saying 38 Like kinfolk 40 Missies 41 Wall St. mavens 42 Lover boy 43 Radiate 45 Old NASA lander 50 Alias letters 51 Beatles hit 52 Lures 53 Title for Gandhi 54 - low ebb 57 Plus 58 Notable time period 59 Mystery novelist Josephine 60 Bklyn. -, N.Y. 61 Numbered rte. 67 Keats feat 69 Without a (penniless) 70 Opp. of departure 71 Spy novelist Deighton
72 Stinger 73 Not uniform 74 Signature line of Cab Calloway 75 Airport northwest of LAX 77 “Six-pack” muscles 79 French for “black” 80 Step into 82 1970s-’80s Dodge 83 Post-it item 84 Steffi of tennis 85 Jannings of old films 86 Sony rival 92 Inclined (to) 93 Increases the value of, as a benefit 94 Eye angrily 95 Milliners 97 Plays friskily 99 Warm up again 100 Prior to, in 67Downs 101 Songwriter Sammy 102 Well-drilling equipment 103 Part of NOW: Abbr. 108 Trio tripled 110 Fashion’s Saint Laurent 111 Hospital unit 112 Assistant of Frankenstein 113 Musical Horne 114 Roe v. 115 “Zoolander” actor Wilson 116 It’s bird-built 117 Major record label, once 118 - -pah band 119 Cycle or angle starter
Runners Up Captions: “Darn Internet.” -Lucero C. Hyatt, Auburn, MA.
Re-collecting all of those “Dewey Defeats Truman” newspapers proved taxing for little Billy Shwarz. -Chuck Watson, Center Harbor, NH.
“ I HATE THIS JOB!” -Russ Poirier, Weirs Beach, NH.
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Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin. 7:30pm. 934-1901
Saturday 20th Corvettes Doo Wop Revue
Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992
Porcupine Ball Workshop
League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Gallery, 279 D.W. Highway, Meredith. 1-4pm. Class taught by Kristine Lingle. $25pp. Pre-registration is required. 279-7920
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Sunflower Natural Foods, 390 South Main Street, Laconia. 10am-Noon. Registration required. 524-6334
Phoenix Marionette Theatre’s “Aladdin and the Lamp of Dreams”
Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center, 26 Main Street, Peterborough. 11am and 1pm. $7/adult, $5/child. 924-4555
Spiritual Discussion with Harold Klemp
Hampton Inn, 195 Laconia Road, Tilton. 10:30am. Klemp is the Spiritual Leader of Eckankar. 800-713-8944
“Fred Marple of Frost Heaves, NH”
Andover Elementary/Middle School, 20 School Street, Andover. 7pm. $10/ adult or $5/students. Maryo.asclub@ live.com
Boys and Girls Club Annual Spring Fling
Gilford youth Center, Gilford. 6-11pm. Cocktails, dinner, auctions and dancing with the Wicked Smart Horn Band. 528-0197. bgclakesregion@ metrocast.net
Joyce Anderson in Concert
Nottingham Community Church, 106 Church Street, Nottingham. 7:30pm. $20 at the door, $15 advance. 207351-1985.
3rd Annual Lyme Disease Conference
Beane Conference Center, Laconia. 10am-4:30pm. The general public is encouraged to attend. $5 donation at the door. www.lyme411.org
Clean Up Day
Squam Lakes Science Center, Holderness. 9:30am-1pm. Public invited to help with various projects on the grounds to prepare for opening day on May 1st. 968-7194 x 22.
Indoor Flea Market
Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia. 8:30am-Noon. www. belknapmill.org 524-8813
Cake Decorating Class
Meredith Public Library, Meredith. 10:30am-Noon. Everyone will get a chance to practice on a cupcake. Class intended for adults, but teens and children are welcome with adult supervision. 279-4303
AVRA Spring Model Railroad Show
Haverhill Cooperative Middle School, North Haverhill. 10am-3pm. $3/adult, children admitted free. 747-3492
Varieties and Techniques for a Victorious Harvest
Moulton Farm, 18 Quarry Road, Meredith. 10am-Noon. 279-3915
Sunday 21st The Keller Quartet
UNH, 330 Huddelston Hall, 73 Main Street, Durham. 7pm. 862-7222
Beadweaving: Star Bright Earrings
League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Gallery, 279 D.W. Highway, Meredith. 12:30-3:30pm. Class taught by Deb Fairchild. $30pp with a $12 additional material fee. Pre-registration is required. 279-7920
Phoenix Marionette Theatre’s “Aladdin and the Lamp of Dreams”
Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center, 26 Main Street, Peterborough. 11am and 1pm. $7/adult, $5/child. 924-4555
18th Annual Model Train Show
Cawley Middle School, 89 Whitehall Road, Hooksett. 10am-3pm. $4/adult, $1/kids or $10/family rate. 315-0084
Earth Day Celebration with West African Drumming
Sanbornton Congregational ChurchUCC, Meetinghouse Hill Road, Sanbornton. Community welcome. 10am. 934-5717
Monday 22nd Fundraiser for Ray Burton
Woodstock Inn, Main Street, North Woodstock. 7pm. Buffet dinner. $25pp. Email reservation to bdham@ roadrunner.com
“Journeys Outward, Journeys Inward” – 2 Lakes Region Poets Share Their Works
Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro. 6:30pm. Featuring Barbra Bald and Charlotte Cox. Free and open to the public. Includes some open mic time. 569-2428
Earth Day Celebration
The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, Dover. All activities included in admission price. 742-2002. www.childrens-museum.org
How to Grow Asparagus, Blueberries and Strawberries
Moulton Farm, 18 Quarry Road, Meredith. 6pm. 279-3915
Thursday 25th Kris Allen
The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach. 8pm. 929-4100
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Baron’s Major Brands Appliances To Host Lakes Region Chamber Of Commerce Business After Hours Event Baron’s Major Brands Appliances will host the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event on Thursday, April 18th from 5-7pm. Located at 225 Daniel Webster Highway (Route 3) in Belmont, Baron’s Major Brands Appliances is the Lakes Region’s premier family-owned appliance, TV and mattress store. Known for providing products with innovative design, unsurpassed attention to detail, exceptional beauty, superior performance, and long-lasting value, Baron’s carries a wide variety of the best-known brands including Viking, Thermador, SubZero, Wolf, Miele, Jenn-Air, Bosch, Frigidaire, Electrolux, Whirlpool, GE, KitchenAid, Maytag, LG, Samsung, Sony, Serta, and many more. Representatives from several brands will be on hand to answer questions, and there will be Live demonstrations of the Miele Steam Oven and the Electrolux Induction Range. In addition, O Steaks and Seafood will provide a full complement of delicious catered selections, all courtesy of Baron’s
Major Brands. A selection of beverages including beer and wine will be served, and local winery Stone Gate Vineyards will be sampling some of their most popular wines. Further, some dramatic Baron’s showroom improvements are currently underway with the assistance of Belknap Landscape Architectural Masonry and HADCO, distributors of Alfresco Open Air Culinary Systems. Under cover throughout the construction process, these Showroom enhancements will be unveiled during the evening, not to be missed! An incredible set of door prizes being given away during the event include a Frigidaire beverage center, a Jenn-Air 11-piece cookware set, a chef-quality beech wood cutting board donated by Miele, two Red Sox tickets donated by Clarke Corp. (distributors of Sub-Zero/ Wolf), two Coby tablet computers, and more. Free and open to the public, RSVP for the event by visiting http://baronsmajorbrands.eventbrite.com and tickets will be conveniently delivered to your email box.
Baron’s Major Brands Appliances employees Chuck Van Hoose, Heidi Laramie and Jon Paquet at the curtained area where clandestine Belmont Showroom improvements are underway. Not even the store’s employees are permitted to peek but, all attendees at the planned April 18th Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event will see what is behind Curtain Number 1.
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